Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells

Cody B. Jackson; Michael Farzan; Bing Chen; Hyeryun Choe

doi:10.1038/s41580-021-00418-x

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ProteasesViral entryFurinCell biologyLipid bilayer fusionTransmembrane proteinEndocytosisBiologyCoronavirusTMPRSS2ReceptorVirusVirologyEnzymeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BiochemistryViral replicationMedicine

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Year: 2021
Type: review
Volume: 23
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-20
Citations: 2984
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                                    Cody B. Jackson, 
                                
                                    Michael Farzan, 
                                
                                    Bing Chen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2021). 
                            Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells. 
                            Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
                            , 23
                            (1)
                            , 3-20.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-021-00418-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41580-021-00418-x